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Orleanist

noun Or·lean·ist \ˈȯr-lē-ə-nist, ȯr-ˈlē-(ə-)nist\

Definition of ORLEANIST

:  a supporter of the Orleans family in its claim to the throne of France by descent from a younger brother of Louis XIV
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1834

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